If Destruction Be Our Lot... #1
Series premiere · Cover A by Andy MacDonald with Francesco Segala · first printing · Collect Forever Soft Slab
6 May 2026
First-print Cover A of the extra-length series premiere of If Destruction Be Our Lot..., a post-human science-fiction comic about Abe, a robot searching for purpose after humanity's extinction. The supplied copy is preserved in a Collect Forever Soft Slab and represents the original launch-state issue before a rapid second printing was ordered.
Read the catalogue note →- Issue
- #1
- Publisher
- Image Comics · United States
- State
- Collect Forever Soft Slab · not numerically graded
- Condition
- Near Mint appearance, provisional and ungraded; the comic is enclosed in a Collect Forever Soft Slab.
- Completeness
- Complete under the standing TMR completeness rule; no missing issued component has been reported. Front and reverse are photographed through the Soft Slab; interiors are not independently inspectable without opening the enclosure.
Catalogue note
First-print Cover A of the extra-length series premiere of If Destruction Be Our Lot..., a post-human science-fiction comic about Abe, a robot searching for purpose after humanity's extinction. The supplied copy is preserved in a Collect Forever Soft Slab and represents the original launch-state issue before a rapid second printing was ordered.
Writer: Matthew Rosenberg · Mark Elijah Rosenberg
Artist: Andy MacDonald · Francesco Segala (colour)
Cover: Andy MacDonald & Francesco Segala
Edition: First printing · Cover A (main cover) · Lunar 0326IM0233
Why this object matters
The original MacDonald/Segala cover records a contemporary post-human science-fiction launch. Its robot-centred premise and first publication state are useful evidence, but a rapid reprint establishes demand rather than enduring cultural importance. The former 8.5 was not sufficiently supported.
Evidence limits: Complete under the standing TMR completeness rule; no missing issued component has been reported. Front and reverse are photographed through the Soft Slab; interiors are not independently inspectable without opening the enclosure.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 7 / 10.
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Recorded contributions · 5
- Matthew RosenbergWritingCatalogue credit
Writing credit: Matthew Rosenberg · Mark Elijah Rosenberg Original catalogue credit
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Writing credit: Matthew Rosenberg · Mark Elijah Rosenberg Original catalogue credit
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Artwork credit: Andy MacDonald · Francesco Segala (colour) Original catalogue credit
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Cover artwork credit: Andy MacDonald & Francesco Segala Original catalogue credit
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Cover artwork credit: Andy MacDonald & Francesco Segala Original catalogue credit
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